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Accident in Creston causes $10k damage

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January 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – No one was injured during a collision this (Tuesday) afternoon, in Creston. According to Creston Police, a 2015 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 58-year-old Jimmy Lee Flanigan, of Creston, was traveling north on Park Street at around 1:27-p.m., when the pickup was struck by a 2009 Chevy Silverado pickup. The driver of the Chevy was identified as 71-year-old Robert Kevin Cottrell, of Creston.

Police say Cottrell failed to yield the right-of-way at the intersection of Park Street and Lake Avenue as he was eastbound on Lake. After the Chevy pickup struck the Ford pickup on the left rear side, the Ford struck a telephone pole head-on.

No citations were issued. Damage from the collision amounted to $10,000 altogether.